One of my pet peeves on buy local is, what exactly is local? I mean the Retail Council of Canada is a good place to ask this question, especially in fresh produce. If it's local in Nova Scotia, is it Nova Scotian produce? My understanding is that different regions and different provinces set their own parameters of what local is, and local's usually within 24 hours of travel. Well, 24 hours of travel is a long ways today. So do we have a standard, and are you promoting a standard? Because I really think we do need one if we want our consumers to truly buy local.
On October 28th, 2014. See this statement in context.